published Jan 10, 2008

I neglected to mention that this week's Keep It Down -- the Harlem Car Bomb, if you don't remember -- features a video component. Click here to watch Malcolm attempt the drink/snack.
-Ian Froeb...
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published Jan 10, 2008

Over at A to Z, Annie reports that the Tin Can Tavern & Grille has opened its second location at 1909 Locust Street, the former Panama Red's space. It's right across the street from F15teen.
I would...
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published Jan 10, 2008

Fortunately, I have a spare T lying around these parts.
Specifically, I've been spelling the name of Mathew Rice, the superb pastry chef at the superb Niche, with two Ts instead of one.
Mathew: Mea...
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published Jan 10, 2008

Just a quick note to let you know Mike has set up a new forum at STL Hops. So if you've been looking for a place to chat about your favorite craft brews, homebrewing and so on, you should stop by and...
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published Jan 09, 2008

Courtesy of regular commenter Dan D., who is basically responsible for Gut Check's content today -- there's one more Dan D. tip coming -- is this recipe and photograph for a deep-fried cheese-stuffed...
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published Jan 09, 2008

My review of Araka is now available online. Click here to read.
Araka - Photo: Jennifer Silverberg
Also in this week's issue: Malcolm tests the boundaries of political correctness and chicken-wing...
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published Jan 08, 2008

Now, I like foie gras -- a lot -- but only as an occasional indulgence. I never crave it. Yet in the days following my meal at Araka, that's exactly what happened: I craved foie gras. I wanted to try...
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published Jan 08, 2008

As of today, French bistro Vin de Set (2017 Chouteau Avenue) is open for lunch. Service hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri. According to the press release I have here, the menu will include smaller po...
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published Jan 07, 2008

Off the Vine, the brand-new restaurant at 2605 Hampton Avenue, has launched a rudimentary Web site. Not much there as of yet, but it does feature the most important info: Chef Andy White's lunch and ...
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published Jan 07, 2008

After reading the Morning Brew item about the wings so hot you have to sign a waiver, my colleague Keegan Hamilton passed along this video of ESPN reporter Rob Stone and his encounter with the hottes...
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published Jan 07, 2008

Basil Spice Thai Cuisine will open at 3183 South Grand Boulevard, a storefront roughly equidistant between The King & I and Pho Grand. (The space used to be a coffeeshop, but I'm drawing a blank on t...
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